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Shrugging

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shrug

  [shruhg] verb, shrugged, shrug⋅ging, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.
–verb (used without object)
2. to raise and contract the shoulders.
–noun
3. the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
4. a short sweater or jacket that ends above or at the waistline.
—Verb phrase
5. shrug off,
a. to disregard; minimize: to shrug off an insult.
b. to rid oneself of: to shrug off the effects of a drug.
Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) ME schruggen to shudder, shrug < ?; (n.) late ME shrugge a tug, pull, deriv. of the v.
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shrug   (shrŭg)   
v.   shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs

v.   tr.
To raise (the shoulders), especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
v.   intr.
To raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference.
n.  

  1. An expressive gesture of raising the shoulders.

  2. A woman's short jacket or sweater open down the front.

Phrasal Verb(s):
shrug off

  1. To minimize the importance of: shrugged off the defeat and talked about tonight's game.

  2. To get rid of: shrug off a burden.

  3. To wriggle out of (clothing).


[Middle English shruggen.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

shrug  (v.)
c.1400, schurgyng, of uncertain origin. Perhaps connected to Dan. skrugge "to stoop, crouch." The noun is first recorded 1594. To shrug (something) off "dismiss" is recorded from 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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